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Buddy L Museum has been helping
collectors sell their toys since 1968.
Buddy L Museum has been helping
collectors sell their toys since 1968.
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1926 Buddy L Flivver Roadster
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thinking of selling your Buddy L Flivver Roadster, Buddy L Flivver Coupe or Buddy L Flivver Truck contact for a free
confidential evaluation. Always interested in buying all 1920's and 1930's antique Buddy L Toy Trains and other antique
Buddy L toys. Presently paying up to two thousand dollars for any Buddy L Steam Shovel on treads. Your antique toys
are important to us, email us for more prices and information. Buddy L Museum the world's most trusted name in toys
thinking of selling your Buddy L Flivver Roadster, Buddy L Flivver Coupe or Buddy L Flivver Truck contact for a free
confidential evaluation. Always interested in buying all 1920's and 1930's antique Buddy L Toy Trains and other antique
Buddy L toys. Presently paying up to two thousand dollars for any Buddy L Steam Shovel on treads. Your antique toys
are important to us, email us for more prices and information. Buddy L Museum the world's most trusted name in toys
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1929 Buddy L Flivver Dump Cart
1930 Buddy L Flivver Huckster
1928 Buddy L Flivver Coupe
It should be of no surprise that early toy trucks resembled the old-time truck vehicles in use at the time. Buddy L Museum demonstrates the fact
larger vehicles also served as models for toys in the early part of this century. Arcade, Hubley, and Dent produced an amazing variety of old toy
trucks ranging from toy dump trucks and tow trucks to delivery vans and even lifesaving equipment. Also common were such highly specialized
vehicles as water and pumper trucks. Many of these trucks were commonly seen on the streets of early America.
Early on sheet-steel was used as a material and a number of "friction" trucks and vehicles we produced. However, cast iron soon became the
primary material for toy trucks because the casting process allowed for more accurate replication of details than sheet steel.
The largest miniature trucks were called "construction toys". Made of heavy-gauge sheet steel, they were often more than 2' long and strong
enough for small children to sit on. Although toys, many were very accurate reproductions of dump trucks, hauling trucks, timber trucks and
even into the earth movers, steam shovels, derricks, sand loaders, pile drivers, overhead cranes, and concrete mixers trucks. The best-known
are part of the famous Buddy "L" line made by Moline pressed steel toys
Old Buddy "L" Toy Trucks
The Buddy "L" line of trucks and vehicles and construction equipment were manufactured to withstand rough use and exposure to dampness
and dirt. Their baked-enamel finish was designed to be rust resistant, and the steel was strong enough to support an adult's weight.
Consequently, many early Buddy "L" antique truck toys have survived. Nonetheless, because they are more than 50 years old, many are found
today with rusted or repainted surfaces.
Vintage Moline Toy Trucks
Established around 1910, the Moline Pressed Steel Company made full-size truck cabs and fenders for International Trucks until 1921, when
Moline's founder, Fred Lundahl, began to produce the Buddy "L" toys, named after his son. During the 1920s, the firm used the same materials
and methods of construction for both its toys and its full-size auto bodies, which explains the great durability of the toys. The materials and
techniques for building toys were modified in the 1930s during the end of the Buddy L Flivver run
Sturditoy Trucks - a real toy collectors item because so few survived intact.
Widely sold during the 1920s and '30s, Sturditoy antique trucks competed strongly with the Buddy "L" toys. The firm produced 15 models,
including an American Railway Express truck, an ambulance, and several dump trucks. Sturditoys were as stylish as Buddy "L" and Keystone
vehicles, but were made of a lighter-gauge steel. As a result, they are often found damaged or missing parts.
The is such a wealth of information on the Internet about toy trucks however to obtain the most accurate prices for Buddy L Trucks and Buddy
L Trains there's only one source, the Buddy L Museum! We've been helping collectors buy, sell, trade and appraise antique toys for almost half a
century. Always paying 45%-90% more for antique Buddy L cars, trains and trucks than eBay, antique dealers, toy shows and private collectors
larger vehicles also served as models for toys in the early part of this century. Arcade, Hubley, and Dent produced an amazing variety of old toy
trucks ranging from toy dump trucks and tow trucks to delivery vans and even lifesaving equipment. Also common were such highly specialized
vehicles as water and pumper trucks. Many of these trucks were commonly seen on the streets of early America.
Early on sheet-steel was used as a material and a number of "friction" trucks and vehicles we produced. However, cast iron soon became the
primary material for toy trucks because the casting process allowed for more accurate replication of details than sheet steel.
The largest miniature trucks were called "construction toys". Made of heavy-gauge sheet steel, they were often more than 2' long and strong
enough for small children to sit on. Although toys, many were very accurate reproductions of dump trucks, hauling trucks, timber trucks and
even into the earth movers, steam shovels, derricks, sand loaders, pile drivers, overhead cranes, and concrete mixers trucks. The best-known
are part of the famous Buddy "L" line made by Moline pressed steel toys
Old Buddy "L" Toy Trucks
The Buddy "L" line of trucks and vehicles and construction equipment were manufactured to withstand rough use and exposure to dampness
and dirt. Their baked-enamel finish was designed to be rust resistant, and the steel was strong enough to support an adult's weight.
Consequently, many early Buddy "L" antique truck toys have survived. Nonetheless, because they are more than 50 years old, many are found
today with rusted or repainted surfaces.
Vintage Moline Toy Trucks
Established around 1910, the Moline Pressed Steel Company made full-size truck cabs and fenders for International Trucks until 1921, when
Moline's founder, Fred Lundahl, began to produce the Buddy "L" toys, named after his son. During the 1920s, the firm used the same materials
and methods of construction for both its toys and its full-size auto bodies, which explains the great durability of the toys. The materials and
techniques for building toys were modified in the 1930s during the end of the Buddy L Flivver run
Sturditoy Trucks - a real toy collectors item because so few survived intact.
Widely sold during the 1920s and '30s, Sturditoy antique trucks competed strongly with the Buddy "L" toys. The firm produced 15 models,
including an American Railway Express truck, an ambulance, and several dump trucks. Sturditoys were as stylish as Buddy "L" and Keystone
vehicles, but were made of a lighter-gauge steel. As a result, they are often found damaged or missing parts.
The is such a wealth of information on the Internet about toy trucks however to obtain the most accurate prices for Buddy L Trucks and Buddy
L Trains there's only one source, the Buddy L Museum! We've been helping collectors buy, sell, trade and appraise antique toys for almost half a
century. Always paying 45%-90% more for antique Buddy L cars, trains and trucks than eBay, antique dealers, toy shows and private collectors